Turn any afternoon into a special occasion -- one that brings children together to celebrate the art that is within them. You can have an arts festival for the children in your care, or for a whole center if you are part of a bigger organization. In this festival, everyone wins -- because the real prize comes from knowing that you have something valuable to offer and that others appreciate your ideas and creations.

Materials: None

Directions:

The children could help design and distribute flyers to let others know about the arts festival. What "artists," "performers," "musicians" want to participate?

Here are some "arts" to consider:

• a talent show
• children's paintings or drawings on exhibit
• a video that children have made
• create-your-own fruit parfait
• a table with play clay for children to make sculptures
• a mural long enough for each child to have a place to draw
• a short performance by an adult musician
• dancing like the trees dance in the wind
• feeling the texture of a variety of things with eyes closed

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